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Off Script Film Review

Welcome to Off Script, The Home of Bold Cinema! This weekly podcast features film news, in-depth reviews, and other colorful segments that delve into the culture, technology, and business of modern cinema. Join your hosts Dr. Andy Draper and Zach Lewis as they review, rant, and assess the cinema landscape of both yesterday and today. Subscribe Today!

  1. APR 8

    Episode 289: - One Of Them Days, Adolescence, & Y2K

    When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact in 'One Of Them Days', a new buddy comedy inspired by 90's black comedies like 'Friday' starring Keke Palmer and SZA.When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking what really happened in 'Adolescence', a new 4-episode Netflix miniseries starring Stephen Graham and newcomer Owen Cooper that's been making waves overseas due to it's graphic portrayal of toxic masculinity in internet cultures.Two high-school nobodies make the decision to crash a Y2K party, but the night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight in 'Y2K' the 2024 A24 indie comedy from SNL writer Kyle Mooney starring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, and Julian Dennison.Finally, Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' is set to launch at Cannes, Hershey's Chocolate greenlights a film starring Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario, and why are children getting arrested in 'A Minecraft Movie'?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  2. APR 2

    Episode 288: - Death of a Unicorn, Queer, & The Studio Apple TV

    Father-Daughter duo Elliott and Ridley hit a unicorn with their car and bring it to the wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO in A24's new horror-comedy 'Death of a Unicorn' from writer-director Alex Scharfman starring Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Will Poulter, & Richard E. Grant.In 1950s Mexico City, an American immigrant in his late forties leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student stirs the man into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone in 'Queer', Luca Guadagnino's 2024 adaptation of the unfinished William S. Burrough's novel starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, & Jason Schwartzman.Matt Remick is the anxiety-ridden new Studio Head at Continental, a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together in Apple TV+'s 'The Studio', the new star-studded 10-episode miniseries from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg that's recieving critical praise for it's sweeping cast and unique one-take perspective.Finally, Cinemacon 2025 kicks off with a bang when Sam Mendes and Sony announce their four simultaneous Beatles biopic films starring Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan, Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets announced alongside a disappointing pushback for Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse, and what's this about a new David Fincher / Quentin Tarantino film starring Brad Pitt?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  3. MAR 26

    Episode 287: - Magazine Dreams & Sing Sing

    An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition in 'Magazine Dreams', the controversial new drama feature from writer/director Elijah Bynum starring recently disgraced actor Jonathan Majors.Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art in 'Sing Sing', the Academy Award-nominated drama from A24 and director Greg Kwedar starring Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, and Paul Raci.New trailers for 'Together', 'The Toxic Avenger', 'Final Destination: Bloodlines', and Alec Baldwin's contentious western feature 'Rust' are finally on the internet, but what's worth watching? It's an all new trailer review in The Trailer Park!Finally, Marvel unveils it's full 'Avengers: Doomsday' cast in a 5+ hour livestream on YouTube, Warner Bros. 'Coyote vs Acme' may finally see the light of day thanks to Ketchup Entertainment, and what's pushing Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride' out of theaters?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  4. MAR 18

    Episode 286: - Opus, The Electric State, Single White Female, & The Day The Earth Blew Up A Looney Tunes Movie

    A writer travels to the compound of a pop icon who disappeared years ago. Surrounded by his cult of sycophants, as well as a group of fellow journalists, she soon discovers his twisted plans for the gathering in 'Opus', the new horror-comedy film from writer/director Mark Anthony Green starring Ayo Edebiri, Juliette Lewis, Tony Hale, & John Malkovich.An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick in Netflix's 'The Electric State', the new film from 'Avengers: Endgame' directors Joe and Anthony Russo based on the graphic novel from Simon Stålenhag starring Millie Bobbie Brown and Chris Pratt.Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are Earth's only hope when facing the threat of alien invasion in 'The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie', the latest Looney Tunes offering from Warner Bros. and director Peter Browndgardt starring Mel Blanc successor Eric BauzaA woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in in 'Single White Female', the 1992 cult classic slasher pic from director Barbet Schroeder starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh that's set to receive a new remake starring Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell.With another Disney live-action adaptation on the way with 'Lilo and Stich', a host of other trailers hit the internet in 'The Life of Chuck', 'F1', 'Materialists', 'Happy Gilmore 2', and more in another edition of The Off Script Trailer Park!Amazon MGM announces a new biopic about golf legend Tiger Woods, Conan O'Brien announces he'll be returning to host the Oscars again in 2026, and a new ‘Starship Troopers’ Movie in the Works from ‘District 9’ Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp!Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  5. MAR 12

    Episode 285: - Mickey 17 & Chaos The Manson Murders

    Mickey Barnes is an 'expendable' and his 17th body is all but destined to die until a chance meeting with his 18th iteration begins a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet in 'Mickey 17', 'Parasite' director Bong Joon-Ho's new sci-fi film based on the book 'Mickey 7' from author Edward Ashton starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Tony Collette, and Mark Ruffalo.Take a deep dive into alternative theories surrounding the Manson murders, revealing unexpected connections to government agencies, mind control experiments, and key figures from the era and challenging the accepted narrative in 'Chaos: The Manson Murders', the new Netflix true-crime documentary feature from 'The Thin Blue Line' director Errol Morris surrounding Charles Manson and the Manson family murders based on the book from writer Tom O'Neill.As cinematic television continues to pioneer an increasingly lucrative industry, what sort of shows are we watching when we're not seeing new films? It's an inside look at Amazon's 'INVINCIBLE' and Apple TV+'s 'Severance' in the very first edition of Off Script's TV Corner!Finally, AMC wants to make movies great again by turning back the clock on theatrical release windows, 'Stranger Things' star Sadie Sink joins Tom Holland for 'Spider-Man 4', Disney's live-action 'Snow White' may turn out to be a live-action dud, and why is best picture director Bong Joon-Ho's new 'Mickey 17' premiering to an underwhelming box office?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  6. MAR 4

    Episode 284: - Ne Zha 2 & The 2025 Academy Awards

    After the catastrophe, although the souls of Ne Zha and Ao Bing were saved, their bodies would soon be shattered. Now, in order to help Ao Bing’s soul recover his tangible body, Ne Zha will have to hide his identity as a demon, overcome multiple obstacles to become an immortal, and obtain a miraculous elixir to aid his pal in 'Ne Zha 2' (哪吒2), the chinese animated children's epic that's just unseated Disney's 'Inside Out 2' as the highest grossing animated feature film in history with over $2 billion in box office returns (and hardly any attention in the United States).The 2025 Academy Awards went off without a hitch this year - unless you were watching on Hulu like the rest of us - but what of the ceremony? How'd Conan O'Brian perform as the host? Did Amazon pay for that big James Bond tribute in the middle of the broadcast? And with Sean Baker's 'Anora' taking home most of the awards, how did our favorite runner-ups like 'The Brutalist', 'Conclave', 'The Substance', and 'Dune 2' fare - and who built the better predictions ballot?On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one in 'Black Christmas', the 2006 holiday horror from the heyday of 'Final Destination' producers starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, and the late Michelle Trachtenberg.Also, Jason Statham announces his return to David Ayer's 'The Beekeeper 2', 'Megalopolis' director Francis Ford Coppola gets tilted by the Razzies, and if the Oscars were on this weekend, then why the slow box office?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  7. FEB 25

    Episode 283: - The Gorge & Flow

    Two highly-trained operatives become close after being sent to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within in Apple TV+'s 'The Gorge' the latest film from 'Black Phone' director Scott Derrickson starring Miles Teller, Anya Taylor Joy, & Sigourney Weaver.Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences in 'Flow', the scrappy animated indie feature that's been making waves for it's Best Animated Feature nom at the 2025 Academy Awards from Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis.The 2025 Academy Awards are landing on our television sets next Sunday at 7pm cst, but who's going to take the crown for Best Picture? Will Edward Berger's 'Conclave' finally nab some real attention? Is 'Emilia Perez' going to take all 13 awards categories it's nominated in? And what's better - 'The Brutalist' or 'Anora'? It's the 2025 Oscars Final Ballot Review, only on Off Script!Also, Amazon acquires full creative control of 007's James Bond franchise, Star Wars sees big changes as Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announces her retirement next year, and where is Martin Scorsese shooting his next big gangster feature with Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, and Emily Blunt in tow?Movie News,Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

  8. FEB 18

    Episode 282: - Captain America Brave New World, The Monkey, & Love Hurts

    Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan in 'Captain America: Brave New World', the latest Marvel film from director Julius Onah starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, & Danny Ramirez.When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years, until strange happenings in town resurrect their darkest fears in 'The Monkey',  a new horror-comedy from 'Longlegs' director Osgood Perkins starring Theo James and Tatiana MaslanyA realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried in 'Love Hurts', a new action-comedy from director Jonathan Eusebio starring Ke Huy Quan and Ariana Debose.Also, new details emerge about Christopher Nolan's upcoming feature 'The Odyssey', AMC announces a new price hike for A-List members, and what are the most underrated features at this year's Oscars?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

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    Welcome to Off Script, The Home of Bold Cinema! This weekly podcast features film news, in-depth reviews, and other colorful segments that delve into the culture, technology, and business of modern cinema. Join your hosts Dr. Andy Draper and Zach Lewis as they review, rant, and assess the cinema landscape of both yesterday and today. Subscribe Today!

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